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Kevin Correia was rocked for four runs in the first inning with two balls leaving Miller Park and despite a mid game rally,Milwaukee completed a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 9-6 win.
Correia picked up the loss (5-4) after allowing six runs over just four innings.
Neil Walker homered (5) in the five run Pirate fifth inning to pace Pittsburgh.
The Pirates are in Washington today for the first of a pair in D.C. with Paul Maholm against John Lannan.

Pirate Hooks

1) Neil Walker's fifth inning homer was the first hit off Zack Greinke and the Pirates pounded Greinke thereafter.Greinke threw over forty pitches in the inning,staggered through to complete the inning (qualifying for the win) and left the game..

2) Another error for Pedro Alvarez,this one throwing for his seventh this season.
Anyone ready to see him try first yet?
Could this be a factor in the draft with Anthony Rendon over Gerrit Cole?

3) Kevin Correia just didn't have it and it showed early.
Correia was having trouble throwing the fastball for strikes,got behind in the count and paid for when he had to come over the plate.
Correia just isn't the type of pitcher that can succeed in those situations with his stuff.

4) Since 2007,the Pirates are 3-33 against the Brewers at Miller Park.
Only the Washington Generals would look at a record like that as a positive.

5) The Pirates and Brewers honored the military with camouflage versions of their hats.
They weren't winners,I hate versions like that-much like I despise the various colors of team hats available through MLB.For example the red Yankee hats.
MLB and New Era can deny this all they want,but there is no doubt in mind that the different color hats for MLB teams are done for one reason-to appeal to the city gang members that root for a team that colors happen to be of a rival gang and make money off it.
Not only do the hats look dumb,but making money off gang violence,just is not right..
The thought was right,but the hats were not...

Photo Credit-AP